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A fragment of waste found near Dounreay in April was the most radioactive to be detected in the last three years, the Highland nuclear site's operator has said.

This is because the statue, by virtue of its recent, ugly history, had become radioactive, Hamza Walker said.

These intense conditions allowed radioactive elements such as uranium and thorium to move upward.

It contains radium that decays into radon gas, which is radioactive and can cause cancer.

Food and Drug Administration is recalling frozen shrimp products for possible contamination by Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope.